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AURORA, CO. - MAY 18: (l-r) Saiah Brydon, 8, and his sisters, Sierra, 12, and Serenity, 8, react while learning about compost during the North Middle School Garden Festival in Aurora, CO May 18, 2013. The youths had just been informed that the worm castings they were smelling is also called "worm poop." The celebration marked the opening of the first school-based community garden in Aurora Public Schools. The project, funded by The Piton Foundation, was made possible through a partnership of Aurora Public Schools, Denver Urban Gardens (DUG), and Anschutz Medical Campus Department of Family Medicine and BRANCH, a multi-disciplinary student organization from the medical campus. A second garden is scheduled to open later this year at Hinkley High School. (Photo By Craig F. Walker/The Denver Post)

AURORA, CO. - MAY 18: Students, teachers, organizers, volunteers and gardeners listen to opening remarks during the North Middle School Garden Festival in Aurora, CO May 18, 2013. The celebration marked the opening of the first school-based community garden in Aurora Public Schools. The project, funded by The Piton Foundation, was made possible through a partnership of Aurora Public Schools, Denver Urban Gardens (DUG), and Anschutz Medical Campus Department of Family Medicine and BRANCH, a multi-disciplinary student organization from the medical campus. A second garden is scheduled to open later this year at Hinkley High School. (Photo By Craig F. Walker/The Denver Post)

AURORA, CO. - MAY 18: Members of the True North Singers entertain the crowd during the North Middle School Garden Festival in Aurora, CO May 18, 2013. The celebration marked the opening of the first school-based community garden in Aurora Public Schools. The project, funded by The Piton Foundation, was made possible through a partnership of Aurora Public Schools, Denver Urban Gardens (DUG), and Anschutz Medical Campus Department of Family Medicine and BRANCH, a multi-disciplinary student organization from the medical campus. A second garden is scheduled to open later this year at Hinkley High School. (Photo By Craig F. Walker/The Denver Post)

AURORA, CO. - MAY 18: Nancy Edmonds celebrates after cutting the ribbon during the North Middle School Garden Festival in Aurora, CO May 18, 2013. Edmonds is a member of the community garden committee. The celebration marked the opening of the first school-based community garden in Aurora Public Schools. The project, funded by The Piton Foundation, was made possible through a partnership of Aurora Public Schools, Denver Urban Gardens (DUG), and Anschutz Medical Campus Department of Family Medicine and BRANCH, a multi-disciplinary student organization from the medical campus. A second garden is scheduled to open later this year at Hinkley High School. (Photo By Craig F. Walker/The Denver Post)

AURORA, CO. - MAY 18: Saiah Brydon, 8, enjoys working during the North Middle School Garden Festival in Aurora, CO May 18, 2013. The youths had just been informed that the worm castings they were smelling is also called "worm poop." The celebration marked the opening of the first school-based community garden in Aurora Public Schools. The project, funded by The Piton Foundation, was made possible through a partnership of Aurora Public Schools, Denver Urban Gardens (DUG), and Anschutz Medical Campus Department of Family Medicine and BRANCH, a multi-disciplinary student organization from the medical campus. A second garden is scheduled to open later this year at Hinkley High School. (Photo By Craig F. Walker/The Denver Post)

AURORA, CO. - MAY 18: Tyler Barr, of BRANCH, was prepared to work during the North Middle School Garden Festival in Aurora, CO May 18, 2013. The celebration marked the opening of the first school-based community garden in Aurora Public Schools. The project, funded by The Piton Foundation, was made possible through a partnership of Aurora Public Schools, Denver Urban Gardens (DUG), and Anschutz Medical Campus Department of Family Medicine and BRANCH, a multi-disciplinary student organization from the medical campus. A second garden is scheduled to open later this year at Hinkley High School. (Photo By Craig F. Walker/The Denver Post)

AURORA, CO. - MAY 18: Solemi Pedraza and her children, Nemiah, 10, and St. Marks, 13, work in their family plot during the North Middle School Garden Festival in Aurora, CO May 18, 2013. Solemi says she plans to donate her vegetable to a local food bank. The celebration marked the opening of the first school-based community garden in Aurora Public Schools. The project, funded by The Piton Foundation, was made possible through a partnership of Aurora Public Schools, Denver Urban Gardens (DUG), and Anschutz Medical Campus Department of Family Medicine and BRANCH, a multi-disciplinary student organization from the medical campus. A second garden is scheduled to open later this year at Hinkley High School. (Photo By Craig F. Walker/The Denver Post)

AURORA, CO. - MAY 18: Lisa Walde, of BRANCH, hands out tomato and jalapeno plants during the North Middle School Garden Festival in Aurora, CO May 18, 2013. The celebration marked the opening of the first school-based community garden in Aurora Public Schools. The project, funded by The Piton Foundation, was made possible through a partnership of Aurora Public Schools, Denver Urban Gardens (DUG), and Anschutz Medical Campus Department of Family Medicine and BRANCH, a multi-disciplinary student organization from the medical campus. A second garden is scheduled to open later this year at Hinkley High School. (Photo By Craig F. Walker/The Denver Post)

AURORA, CO. - MAY 18: Plants and seed were given out during the North Middle School Garden Festival in Aurora, CO May 18, 2013. The celebration marked the opening of the first school-based community garden in Aurora Public Schools. The project, funded by The Piton Foundation, was made possible through a partnership of Aurora Public Schools, Denver Urban Gardens (DUG), and Anschutz Medical Campus Department of Family Medicine and BRANCH, a multi-disciplinary student organization from the medical campus. A second garden is scheduled to open later this year at Hinkley High School. (Photo By Craig F. Walker/The Denver Post)

AURORA, CO. - MAY 18: Francisco Rios, 12, works in a student plot during the North Middle School Garden Festival in Aurora, CO May 18, 2013. Francisco also read a poem during the opening ceremony. The celebration marked the opening of the first school-based community garden in Aurora Public Schools. The project, funded by The Piton Foundation, was made possible through a partnership of Aurora Public Schools, Denver Urban Gardens (DUG), and Anschutz Medical Campus Department of Family Medicine and BRANCH, a multi-disciplinary student organization from the medical campus. A second garden is scheduled to open later this year at Hinkley High School. (Photo By Craig F. Walker/The Denver Post)

AURORA, CO. - MAY 18: Eighth grader Shacobie Garcia works in his plot during the North Middle School Garden Festival in Aurora, CO May 18, 2013. Garcia was on the garden's planning committee and is the only student to purchase his own plot. The celebration marked the opening of the first school-based community garden in Aurora Public Schools. The project, funded by The Piton Foundation, was made possible through a partnership of Aurora Public Schools, Denver Urban Gardens (DUG), and Anschutz Medical Campus Department of Family Medicine and BRANCH, a multi-disciplinary student organization from the medical campus. A second garden is scheduled to open later this year at Hinkley High School. (Photo By Craig F. Walker/The Denver Post)

AURORA, CO. - MAY 18: Children decorated the sidewalk with chalk art during the North Middle School Garden Festival in Aurora, CO May 18, 2013. The celebration marked the opening of the first school-based community garden in Aurora Public Schools. The project, funded by The Piton Foundation, was made possible through a partnership of Aurora Public Schools, Denver Urban Gardens (DUG), and Anschutz Medical Campus Department of Family Medicine and BRANCH, a multi-disciplinary student organization from the medical campus. A second garden is scheduled to open later this year at Hinkley High School. (Photo By Craig F. Walker/The Denver Post)

Photos: North Middle School in Aurora plants a community garden

Students, teachers, organizers, volunteers and gardeners attended the North Middle School Garden Festival in Aurora, CO May 18, 2013. The celebration marked the opening of the first school-based community garden in Aurora Public Schools. The project, funded by The Piton Foundation, was made possible through a partnership of Aurora Public Schools, Denver Urban Gardens (DUG), and Anschutz Medical Campus Department of Family Medicine and BRANCH, a multi-disciplinary student organization from the medical campus. Nearly a dozen plots out of the 22 available plots have already been reserved by community members. A second garden is scheduled to open later this year at Hinkley High School.